Gary Cole

Acting1956Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

Biography

Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in Midnight Caller or as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space.

In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970.

He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.

Known For

Rick and Morty

Alien Doctor (voice)

Supernatural

Brad Redding

Suits

Cameron Dennis

Family Guy

Principal Shepherd (voice) / Mike Brady (voice) / Reporter (voice) / Principal Shepard (voice) / James 'Grizzly' Adams (voice) / Cop / Coach (voice) / Jerry Nelson / Various (voice) / NCIS Fan (voice) / Father O'Leary (voice) / Mike Brady / Thug #1 (voice) / Principal Shepherd(voice) / Security Guard (voice) / Principal Shepherd / Optometrist (voice) / Chairman (voice) / Billy's Father (voice) / Dr. Franklin (voice) / Michael Eisner (voice) / Bill Lumbergh / Priest (voice) / Warren Fredericks (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Xander Henry

Pineapple Express

Ted

Love, Death & Robots

The Inspector (voice)

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

Cotton McKnight

Acting History

Future

Company Town

2025

A Man on the Inside

TVas Brad Vinick• 4 eps

Family Guy

TVas Principal Shepherd (voice) / Mike Brady (voice) / Reporter (voice) / Principal Shepard (voice) / James 'Grizzly' Adams (voice) / Cop / Coach (voice) / Jerry Nelson / Various (voice) / NCIS Fan (voice) / Father O'Leary (voice) / Mike Brady / Thug #1 (voice) / Principal Shepherd(voice) / Security Guard (voice) / Principal Shepherd / Optometrist (voice) / Chairman (voice) / Billy's Father (voice) / Dr. Franklin (voice) / Michael Eisner (voice) / Bill Lumbergh / Priest (voice) / Warren Fredericks (voice)• 1 eps

Krapopolis

TVas Valley King (voice)• 1 eps

2023

White House Plumbers

TVas Mark Felt• 1 eps

Velma

TVas Lamont (voice) / Lamont / General Meeting (voice)• 1 eps

NCIS: Los Angeles

TVas Alden Parker• 1 eps

Agent Elvis

TVas President Nixon (voice)• 1 eps

Waco: The Aftermath

TVas Gordon Novel

2022

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

as Mattison (voice)

The Bob's Burgers Movie

as Sgt. Bosco (voice)

The Great North

TVas Elwin Kreb (voice)• 1 eps

NCIS: Hawaiʻi

TVas Alden Parker• 3 eps

2021

Inside Job

TVas Sitcom Dad / Male Cop (voice)• 1 eps

NCIS

TVas Alden Parker• 84 eps

Q-Force

TVas Dirk Chunley (voice)• 10 eps

Trolls: TrollsTopia

TVas Sky Toronto (voice)• 5 eps

2020

Darkness Falls

as Mark Witver

Star Trek: Lower Decks

TVas Leonardo da Vinci (voice)• 1 eps

Room 104

TVas Chip Crawford• 1 eps

Big Mouth

TVas Matthew's Father (voice) / Edward MacDell (voice) / Andrew's Father (voice)• 3 eps

To Tell the Truth

TVas Self - Panelist• 1 eps

2019

Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire

as Invisibilio (voice)

The Art of Racing in the Rain

as Don Kitch

American Dad!

TVas Ted Robinson (voice)• 2 eps

Love, Death & Robots

TVas The Inspector (voice)• 1 eps

mixed-ish

TVas Harrison Johnson• 36 eps

Fam

TVas Freddy

2018

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

as Dr. George Bailey

Blockers

as Ron

The $100,000 Pyramid

TVas Self• 1 eps

The Venture Bros.

TVas Professor Von Helping (voice)• 1 eps

Chicago Fire

TVas Chief Grissom• 13 eps

2017

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown

as Rafe (voice)

Small Crimes

as Lieutenant Pleasant

The Good Fight

TVas Kurt McVeigh• 24 eps

2016

The Bronze

as Stan Greggory

Justice League Action

TVas Black Adam (voice)• 2 eps

Mercy Street

TVas James Green, Sr.• 12 eps

Unforgettable

TVas Clay Tendler• 1 eps

Angie Tribeca

TVas Professor Everett Lamereau• 1 eps

We Bare Bears

TVas CEO (voice)• 1 eps

2015

Christmas Eve

as Dr. Roberts

F is for Family

TVas Roger Dunbarton (voice)• 6 eps

Rick and Morty

TVas Alien Doctor (voice)• 1 eps

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TVas Self

2014

Gay Dude

as Dwayne

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

as Chief Deputy Tillman

Tammy

as Earl

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

TVas Brock (voice)• 61 eps

Phineas and Ferb

TVas Principal Lang (voice)• 1 eps

The Legend of Korra

TVas Dai Li Sergeant / Rich Man (voice) / Dai Li Sergeant (voice)• 1 eps

Archer

TVas Special Agent Hawley (voice)• 6 eps

The Tom and Jerry Show

TVas Narrator (voice)• 325 eps

2013

Vamp U

as Arthur Levine

Veep

TVas Kent Davison• 55 eps

2012

An Officer and a Murderer

as Russell Williams

Hart of Dixie

TVas Dr. Ethan Hart• 2 eps

Bob's Burgers

TVas Sergeant Bosco (voice)• 12 eps

30 Rock

TVas Roger• 1 eps

2011

Ricochet

as Judge Cato Laird

The Last Rites of Joe May

as Lenny

Hop

as Henry O'Hare

The Chicago 8

as Bill Kunstler

True Blood

TVas Earl Stackhouse• 1 eps

Suits

TVas Cameron Dennis• 10 eps

Pound Puppies

TVas Slick (voice)• 1 eps

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TVas Joe O'Donnell• 1 eps

2010

DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts: Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam

as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)

Batman: Under the Red Hood

as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)

DC Showcase: The Spectre

as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)

The Good Wife

TVas Kurt McVeigh• 14 eps

The Closer

TVas Major Edward Dorcet• 1 eps

The Good Guys

TVas Frank Savage• 2 eps

The Penguins of Madagascar

TVas Commissioner (voice)• 1 eps

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

TVas Mayor Fred Jones Sr. (voice) / Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Paramedic #2 (voice) / Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Foreman (voice) / Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Black Knight (voice) / Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Motorcycle Cop (voice)• 1 eps

2009

Extract

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

A Good Funeral

as Stan Talmadge

Numb3rs

TVas Shepard Crater• 1 eps

The Great Debate

2008

Conspiracy

as Rhodes

Forever Strong